| # | Title | Rating | Length |
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| 1 | Shudder Before the Beautiful- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- background vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Marco Hietala
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Floor Jansen
- spoken vocals:
- Richard Dawkins
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- Shudder Before the Beautiful
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 4.5 | 6:29 |
| 2 | Weak Fantasy- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle, uilleann pipes and background vocals:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Marco Hietala and Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- Weak Fantasy
- lyricist and composer:
- Marco Hietala and Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 4 | 5:25 |
| 3 | Élan- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto and Jukka Nevalainen
- drums (drum set) [Performer]:
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- background vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Marco Hietala
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Floor Jansen
- vocals:
- Troy Donockley, Marco Hietala and Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen, Nightwish and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- engineered at:
- Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland
- recording of:
- Élan
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- revised by:
- Petri Alanko
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH , Sony/ATV Music Publishing France and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
| 4 | 4:47 |
| 4 | Yours Is an Empty Hope- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle, uilleann pipes and background vocals:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Marco Hietala and Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- Yours Is an Empty Hope
- lyricist:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- composer:
- Marco Hietala and Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 3 | 5:39 |
| 5 | Our Decades in the Sun- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- background vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Marco Hietala
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- Our Decades in the Sun
- lyricist:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- composer:
- Marco Hietala and Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 3 | 6:38 |
| 6 | My Walden- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- background vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Marco Hietala
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- My Walden
- lyricist and composer:
- Marco Hietala and Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 4 | 4:39 |
| 7 | Endless Forms Most Beautiful- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- background vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Marco Hietala
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- Endless Forms Most Beautiful
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 5 | 5:08 |
| 8 | Edema Ruh- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- background vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Marco Hietala
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- Edema Ruh
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 4 | 5:16 |
| 9 | Alpenglow- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- background vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Marco Hietala
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- Alpenglow
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 3.35 | 4:49 |
| 10 | The Eyes of Sharbat Gula- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- background vocals:
- Troy Donockley and Marco Hietala
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Floor Jansen
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- The Eyes of Sharbat Gula
- composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 3 | 6:04 |
| 11 | The Greatest Show on Earth: Chapter I) Four Point Six / Chapter II) Life / Chapter III) The Toolmaker / Chapter IV) The Understanding / Chapter V) Sea-Worn Driftwood- recording engineer:
- Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
- miscellaneous support:
- Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (task: contractor)
- assistant engineer:
- Jeremy Murphy
- engineer:
- Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price
- co-producer:
- Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- mixer:
- Mikko Karmila
- acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
- Marco Hietala
- bass clarinet:
- David Fuest
- bass trombone:
- Andy Wood
- bassoon and contrabassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle, uilleann pipes and background vocals:
- Troy Donockley
- cello:
- David Daniels , Paul Kegg , Martin Loveday , Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams
- clarinet [bb clarinet]:
- Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest
- cor anglais and oboe:
- David Theodore
- double bass:
- Chris Laurence , Steve Mair and Richard Pryce
- drums (drum set):
- Kai Hahto
- flute and piccolo:
- Andy Findon
- French horn:
- Nigel Black , Pip Eastop and Richard Watkins
- guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Paul Clarvis , Gary Kettel , Frank Ricotti and Stephen Henderson
- tenor trombone:
- Mark Nightingale and Ed Tarrant
- timpani:
- Stephen Henderson
- trumpet:
- Philip Cobb , Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Martin Humbey , Peter Lale , Andrew Parker and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson , Jackie Hartley , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Rita Manning, Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason , Steve Morris , Everton Nelson , Sonia Slany and Chris Tombling
- choir vocals:
- Metro Voices
- choir vocals [the children's choir]:
- The Young Musicians London
- lead vocals:
- Marco Hietala and Floor Jansen
- spoken vocals:
- Richard Dawkins
- conductor:
- James Shearman and Pip Williams
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
- additional arranger:
- Ilona Opulska
- arranger:
- Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- additionally recorded at:
- Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at:
- Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland (in 2014-10)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
- recording of:
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- lyricist:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- composer:
- Marco Hietala and Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| 4 | 24:01 |
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